Choose the correct passive voice: "The council had approved the plan before the objection was raised."
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Active and Passive Voice MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “Choose the correct passive voice: "The council had approved the plan before the objection was raised."”
The accepted answer is A. The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised.. Choose the correct passive voice The council had approved the plan before the objection was raised is answered by The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised option A Option B The plan was approved by the council before the objection was raised does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised Option C The plan had being approved by the council before the objection was raised does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised Remaining.
- A. The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised. ✓
- B. The plan was approved by the council before the objection was raised.
Why not B: “The plan was approved by the council before the objection was raised.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised.. Choose the correct passive voice The council had approved the plan before the objection was raised is answered by The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was
- C. The plan had being approved by the council before the objection was raised.
Why not C: “The plan had being approved by the council before the objection was raised.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised.. Choose the correct passive voice The council had approved the plan before the objection was raised is answered by The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was
- D. The plan has been approved by the council before the objection was raised.
Why not D: “The plan has been approved by the council before the objection was raised.” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised.. Choose the correct passive voice The council had approved the plan before the objection was raised is answered by The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was
Correct answer
A. The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised.
Explanation
Choose the correct passive voice The council had approved the plan before the objection was raised is answered by The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised option A Option B The plan was approved by the council before the objection was raised does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised Option C The plan had being approved by the council before the objection was raised does not match the stem it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of The plan had been approved by the council before the objection was raised Remaining.
Source: Active and Passive Voice Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, grammar, voice, sentence structure, NTS
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